Toledo Speedway

TOLEDO, OH: (7-17-09): Pleasant Lake, IN driver Scott Hantz made it 2 wins in 2 races in 2009 at Toledo Speedway, as hepicked up the win in the ARCA Late Model Hantz Group/Allegiant Air Gold Cup Late Model 75 lap feature Friday evening. Marco's Pizza and Teamsters Local 20 served as co-sponsors for the night. Brad Turner, Eric Huston and Kent Jones also scored feature wins and made their way to the Glass Bowl Lanes Winner's Circle. ...

FLAT ROCK, MI: Leg number 4 of the 5-race ARCA Hantz Group/Allegiant Air Gold Cup Late Model Series takes place this Saturday, July 25 at Flat Rock Speedway. The All Sport 100 lap feature event is on tap, along with full race cards for the ARCA Figure 8's and Street Stocks. Santa Claus will also pay a visit to hand out prizes for the track's annual Christmas in July prize giveaway promotion.

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White Lake, Michigan - July 21st, 2009 - Andrew Hagen has made quite a name for himself within the racing community with an impressive start to his oval racing career driving for Brad Keselowski Racing's Super Late Model team. With only four races under his belt, he has managed to consistently improve and has led for a total of 106 laps, which amounts to 28% of all laps he has raced this season.

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FLAT ROCK, Michigan (July 27, 2009)--A photo gallery from this weekend's racing action at Flat Rock Speedway is available by clicking here.

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TOLEDO, OH: (7-31-09): Scott Hantz made it 3 for 3 and a clean sweep in ARCA Late Model action at Toledo Speedway this season, taking win number 3 Friday night in the 75 lap Hantz Group/Allegiant Air Gold Cup Series feature event. Mark McElyea and his company, Car Credit Medic, sponsored the night of racing. Mark presented the trophies to the winners in the Glass Bowl Lanes Winner's Circle. Grand Rapids, MI driver Mike Root sealed up the Gold Cup championship, which consisted of the 3 events at Toledo and two races at Flat Rock Speedway this year. ...

TOLEDO, OH: (8-3-09): Former Glass City 200 winner Tim Ice leads the field of entries for the Friday evening, August 7 show at Toledo Speedway, which will play host to its final open-wheel racing show of the 2009 season. The MSA Super Modifieds and the Buckeye 305 Winged Sprint Cars will be featured in the open-wheel double header. The Western Lake Erie Insulation Industry will sponsor the night of racing at the Glass City oval. The track's weekly ARCA Speedway Tire and Auto Factory Stocks will also be in action.

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FLAT ROCK, MI (8-8-09) - For the first time in 16 weeks, Flat Rock Speedway was forced to cancel its Saturday racing card.  A day-long rain throughout the entire state of Michigan made the call an easy one for track officials.  ...

TOLEDO, OH  (8-7-09)--  Trent Stephens, Zach Gibson, Landon Schuster and John Rabideau were the winners on Western Lake Erie Insulation Industry Night Friday at Toledo Speedway.  Threatening weather stalled the show for a period of time, but track personnel and the race teams worked together to complete the racing card. 

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Click here for a special audio greeting from Kyle Busch!

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TOLEDO, Ohio (August 25, 2009)--An Entry Blank for the October 17 Open-competition Enduro 100 at Toledo Speedway is available at the ARCA Competitor Site. ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (August 25, 2009)--ARCA Licensed Members who show their ARCA License at the Pit Gate or the Ticket Office at Toledo Speedway on Friday, September 4, 2009, can purchase a Pit Pass for $30 or a Grandstand Ticket for $15 ($10 off) for the ARCA RE/MAX 200 presented by Belle Tire, race 16 of the 21-race ARCA RE/MAX Series.

Call 419-727-1100 for more information.

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1990-BLACK BANDIT KESELOWSKI ENDS TOLEDO VICTORY DROUGHT

Bob Keselowski ended a long victory dry spell at Toledo Speedway by taking the Snap On Tools 125 ARCA Permatex Supercar Series race. Keselowski, the 1983 Toledo Speedway late model division track champion, extended the string of consecutive races with different winners in the ARCA Series to 8 winners in as many races.

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Saturday, September 12, 2009: Flat Rock Speedway. Grillers Select BBQ Sauce School Bus Figure 8 Races; School Bus Figure 8, Boat Figure 8, Toledo Factory Stocks, Michigan Legends, Flat Rock Street Stocks/Figure 8's (combined as 1 division on the oval), Backup race, racecar bowling. Click here for weekend schedule.

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FLAT ROCK, MI: (9-12-09): A standing-room only crowd packed Flat Rock Speedway Saturday night for the Grillers Select BBQ Sauce School Bus Figure 8 race show. Perfect weather greeted teams and fans and a great night of racing action, coupled with the destruction of the school buses capped off the event. Costa Cardasis of Grillers Select greeted the race winners with a case of bbq sauce and trophies, while providing numerous prizes for the lucky number program drawing.

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Billy Earley and Dennis Whisman tied for the Figure 8 championship. ...

The Toledo Speedway Public Flea Market and Racer's Flea Market is on Saturday, October 17, 2009, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

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TOLEDO, Ohio (September 28, 2009)--The deadline for submitting the Driven Women Scholarship application is extended to October 10, 2009. Two scholarships in the amount of $500 each will be awarded at the November 6 Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway Championship Awards Banquet.

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TOLEDO, OH: (9-28-09): Recently-crowned ARCA Hantz Group/Allegiant Air Gold Cup champ Mike Root and 2-time track champion Dave Kuhlman have registered entries for Saturday's 21st running of the Glass City 200 Late Model invitational presented by AP Motorsports at Toledo Speedway.

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TOLEDO, OH: (9-29-09): Drive Train Specialists (DTS) of Warren, MI has bolstered their involvement with this Saturday's Glass City 200 Late Model invitational presented by AP Motorsports at Toledo Speedway by adding an extra $500 in certificates to their already-posted $300 in awards. DTS also is the sponsor of the last-chance race for the 21st running of the 200 lap classic at the ½ mile paved oval.

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Toledo, OH (Friday, October 2nd, 2009) 9:45 am-- The forecast is looking better as we get ready to open the pit gates at 1 p.m. Friday.  It is raining now, but the Toledo TV stations are looking for the rain to move out by mid-afternoon today.  Saturday’s updated forecast is for cloudy skies, high of 60 degrees.

 

The Plan is to move forward, and hopefully we can get practice in tonight, scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Everything else is going as planned at this point.

 

See you at the track!

 

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TOLEDO, OH  (10-2-09)--  The rain disappeared in time for the 2-hour practice session Friday afternoon at Toledo Speedway in preparation for the 21^st running of the Glass City 200 Late Model invitational presented by AP Motorsports.  36 Late Models were on hand, with Scott Hantz ripping off a lap 15:061.

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SOUTHGATE, Michigan (November 6, 2009)--Race teams, officials, family and friends met Friday evening for the annual Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways banquet, held at the elegant Crystal Gardens Banquet Center in Southgate, MI. The evening was hosted by track announcer Gary Lindahl. All the track champions received their championship jackets as ARCA President Ron Drager led the toast to the champions.

Flat Rock's ARCA Moran Chevrolet/Miller Lite Late Models saw second-generation driver Eric Lee claim his second Flat Rock Late Model crown in a row and his third over-all. Eric and his car owner, his father Steve, who also is a past Flat Rock Late Model champ, accepted the championship trophies and a check for $2000. 2007 champ Dennis Strickland, Ron Allen, Paul Pelletier, Steve Cronenwett Jr., Dick Barker, Stan Yee, Chris Benson, Joe Hawes and Dan Trosen Jr. rounded out the top 10 point men for 2008. Kevin Butzin was the Rookie of the Year, while Trosen Jr. notched Sportsmanship honors. Pat Moran of Moran Chevrolet presented the trophies and checks to the drivers.

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TOLEDO, OH: (12-10-09): As winter sweeps its way into the Southeastern Michigan-Northern Ohio area, track officials are busy putting the final elements in place for the 2010 racing schedules for Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways. Toledo opens the new season Saturday, April 17 with a Late Model double-header featuring the ASA North Late Models and the ARCA Gold Cup Series, while Flat Rock jumps into action Saturday, April 24. The full schedules are slated to be released prior to the holidays.

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Toledo, Ohio. Quik Quiz, Vol 1, No.1 1] What was Leo Caldwell's nickname? 2] This accomplished racer won the last dirt race at Auto City? 3] List the car numbers associated with the 3 "Bingo" supermodifieds? 4] This driver drove the Rainbow 28 late model?

Having been a columnist since 1975, we have missed the writing for much of this last season, but We're Back!!!! The column is going to be the same it always was, not just about ARCA, Flat Rock or Toledo, but about all racing activity in the midwest.

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Colin "Butch" Giles, long time sponsor and car owner at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway, passed away February 20 after a brief illness. For decades, Giles promoted his Giles Auto Body auto collision repair business by sponsoring race teams, race events and special awards to racers at Flat Rock and Toledo. On what would be his final day at the track in October 2009, Giles enjoyed possibly his most successful day at the track at Toledo Speedway's Glass City 200 when Dave Kuhlman won in a Giles Auto Body sponsored car and Ron Allen finished 2nd in a car owned and sponsored by Giles. Giles, 67, made his home in Livonia. He is survived by his sons Henry and Jeff.

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Condolences to the family of Steve Bunge on the death of his mother, Carol Bunge. Steve Bunge raced in the ARCA Late Model division for over 30 years at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways and is a 3-time champion in the division at Flat Rock. He also operates the B&H Race Parts trailer at both tracks, as well as participating as an ARCA Racing Series official. Visitation for Carol Bunge is from noon to 8 p.m. Monday March 8 at Rupp Funeral Home in Monroe Michigan, with funeral services at 9 a.m. Tuesday March 9 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Ida Michigan.

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(3-22-10) - This is the last of our winter bulletins.  Flat Rock office will re-open April 7 (weather permitting). Please share this bulletin with those who do not use the computer! ...

TOLEDO OH (4-26-10) - Quik Quiz.  Vol 1,  No. 4.    1.}  Who were the racing Drolema brothers at Berlin Raceway? ...

(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 25, 2013) - Andrew Morrisey lives in Wisconsin, but that won’t stop the Badger state native from making the trip to Toledo Speedway for the Friday, May 10 Hollywood Casino 100 for the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Series Late Models, the first event of 2013 for the class at the Glass City oval.  Second-generation driver Jason LaDuke has also filed his entry for the contest, which features the top outlaw Late Model drivers in the Midwest.

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(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - April 27, 2013) - It was a beautiful opening night for the 2013 race season at Flat Rock Speedway.  Dakota Carlson paid a surprise visit and scored the victory in the 50 lap ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Model feature at the Jet’s Pizza season opener. Rob Moore notched the victory in the 25 lap ARCA Drive Train Specialists Street Stock feature, while Jeremy Vanderhoof was the winner of the 20 lap ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8 race.

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